Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2019
Last action Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Reynolds
DDemocratic
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